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The Turkish alphabet consists of Latin characters like in English. But not all the sounds are the same as their English equivalents. The Turkish alphabet is phonetic. That means that, as a general rule, one letter makes one sound.

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Turkish is one of the most ancient languages, and recent studies demonstrate that it dates as far back as 5500 years ago. It belongs to the Altaic language family and therefore it is closely related to the Tungusic languages, Mongolian, Korean and perhaps Japanese. In addition to that, it is the sixth most widely spoken language in the world. The westernmost tongue of the Turkic languages spoken across Central Asia is categorized as the Oguz group, which comprises languages such as Turkish…

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Hey guys! I wanted to share with you a chart we did of The Turkish Alphabet so you can have it in hand when you are studying Turkish. The Turkish alphabet is a Latin-script alphabet used for writing the Turkish language, consisting of 29 letters, seven of which (Ç, Ğ, I, İ, Ö, Ş and Ü) have been modified from their Latin originals for the phonetic requirements of the language. This alphabet represents modern Turkish pronunciation with a high degree of accuracy and specificity.

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